v0.9 approved-media baseline: Recovered media applied from the SOTE approved-media backup. Dedicated approved visuals are used where available; facility reference media is used only where no dedicated approved zone visual exists yet.
Network closet
Patch Bay Alpha
Structured cabling, patching, port tracing, and physical connectivity zone for making invisible paths visible.
Purpose
Patch Bay Alpha teaches students that networks are physical before they are logical. Every cable, label, patch, and port matters.
Student verbs
Trace, label, patch, verify
Character layer
Professor Rocket and SOTEE
Current state
Classroom workstation links have been traced and mapped to Mission Control switches. This zone will become a major Cable Runner and VLAN Operator learning area.
Student activity
- Trace workstation to patch panel paths
- Document port mappings
- Identify labeling gaps
- Verify approved connections without guessing
Demo and future missions
- Cable Runner
- Port mapping validation
- Patch panel orientation
- Technology Cadet: First Signal
Future media targets
Use this area for any future Marketing-approved photo additions or refreshed public-safe zone media.
Recommended filename: assets/img/photos/patch-bay-alpha-primary.jpg
Use a wide, public-safe image showing the zone without exposing credentials, sensitive labels, private student information, or unapproved screenshots.
Recommended filename: assets/img/photos/patch-bay-alpha-detail.jpg
Use a close-up that explains what students do here: cables, racks, workbench, tour moment, ticket workflow, or badge activity.
Publication guardrail
This page is public-safe. Do not add credentials, sensitive IP addressing, production network details, private student information, unreviewed screenshots, or photos that expose sensitive labels until the SOTE media review process is in place.